Clips for mounting accessories to play yards and methods of operating the same
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1. A combination comprising:
- a play yard or a crib; and
a clip for securing an accessory to a rail of the play yard or the crib, the clip comprising;
a first engagement member;
a second engagement member;
a first joining member joining the first and second engagement members in spaced apart relation such that a first distance between the first and second engagement members is less than a diameter of the rail;
a second joining member joining the first and second engagement members, the first and second joining members being separated by a second distance, the first and second joining members being structured to overlie the rail while the first and second engagement members are disposed beneath the rail, the first and second joining members and the first and second engagement members defining an opening to receive the rail above the first and second engagement members and beneath the first and second joining members.
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Abstract
Clips for securing one or more accessories to a play yard or crib and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a first engagement member, a second engagement member, and a first joining member joining the first and second engagement members. The first and second engagement members are joined in a spaced apart relation such that a distance between the first and second engagement members is less than a diameter of the rail.
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1. A combination comprising:
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a play yard or a crib; and a clip for securing an accessory to a rail of the play yard or the crib, the clip comprising; a first engagement member; a second engagement member; a first joining member joining the first and second engagement members in spaced apart relation such that a first distance between the first and second engagement members is less than a diameter of the rail; a second joining member joining the first and second engagement members, the first and second joining members being separated by a second distance, the first and second joining members being structured to overlie the rail while the first and second engagement members are disposed beneath the rail, the first and second joining members and the first and second engagement members defining an opening to receive the rail above the first and second engagement members and beneath the first and second joining members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A combination comprising:
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a play yard or a crib; and a clip for securing an accessory to a rail of the play yard or the crib, the clip comprising; a first engagement member; a second engagement member; a first joining member joining the first and second engagement members in spaced apart relation such that a distance between the first and second engagement members is less than a diameter of the rail; and a bracket to receive a portion of an accessory to be mounted to the clip, wherein the bracket comprises; a body defining a channel to receive a mounting clip associated with an accessory; and a cup to receive a cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A combination comprising:
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a play yard or a crib; and a clip for securing an accessory to a rail of the play yard or the crib, the clip comprising; first and second walls, each of the first and second walls having a top surface; first and second living hinges joining the first and second walls; and an opening defined above the first and second walls and between the first and second hinges to receive the rail such that the top surfaces of the first and second walls engage a lower surface of the rail at positions spaced inward from vertical tangents of the rail. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A combination comprising:
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first and second child care accessories, the first accessory being a first type of child care accessory and the second accessory being a second type of child care accessory different from the first type of child care accessory; and a clip for securing the first and second child care accessories to a rail of a play yard or crib, the clip comprising; a hook to engage the rail; a wall depending from the hook, the wall having a surface to which the second child care accessory is fastened by a mechanical or chemical fastener to suspend at least a portion of the second child care accessory below the wall; and a bracket located on the hook or the wall to secure a rail from the first child care accessory, the bracket having a body defining a channel to receive a mounting clip associated with the first accessory such that the rail projects outwardly from the wall. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. For use with a play yard or crib having a rail, an apparatus comprising:
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a first accessory; a hook to engage the rail to suspend the first accessory within the play yard; a second accessory; a bracket coupled to the hook to support the second accessory above the first accessory. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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